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Day of the Young Combatant 2006
Masked rebels built barricades in the streets and threw paint and fire bombs at riot police today outside of Chilean universities in the cities of Santiago, Concepción and Iquique, on the "Day of the Young Combatant".
Day of the Young Combatant 2006
Chile - Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Masked rebels built barricades in the streets and threw paint and fire bombs at riot police today outside of Chilean universities in the cities of Santiago, Concepción and Iquique, on the "Day of the Young Combatant".
On March 29th of 1985, the Vergara brothers, Eduardo and Rafael of the Left Revolutionary Movement (MIR), were killed in a confrontation with police officers.
The day is also commemorates other young rebels killed by the police in Chile, such as the indigenous Mapuche youth Alex Lemún Saavedra and the young anarchist woman Claudia López Benaiges.
More information in Spanish, with photos:
http://www.hommodolars.cl/e107/news.php?extend.785
Chile - Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Masked rebels built barricades in the streets and threw paint and fire bombs at riot police today outside of Chilean universities in the cities of Santiago, Concepción and Iquique, on the "Day of the Young Combatant".
On March 29th of 1985, the Vergara brothers, Eduardo and Rafael of the Left Revolutionary Movement (MIR), were killed in a confrontation with police officers.
The day is also commemorates other young rebels killed by the police in Chile, such as the indigenous Mapuche youth Alex Lemún Saavedra and the young anarchist woman Claudia López Benaiges.
More information in Spanish, with photos:
http://www.hommodolars.cl/e107/news.php?extend.785
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Why do these rebels behave as terrorists by throwing fire bombs at riot police? What are they trying to say? This cannot honor the brothers that died in an earlier, very different time. Their activity is contradictory to respect for individual freedom and liberty, and invites an unwanted response of authorities who are dedicated and responsible to provide basic safety protection to people. Chile is a magnificent country where most people are respectful, friendly and hard working. Chileans have recently elected the woman socialist President Michel Bachelet, who campaigned on a platform of improved conditions and rights for underpriveliged classes including endigenous peoples. Are these guys throwing firebombs trying to step backwards and reverse this welcome progress?
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